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DTIWeb: A Web-Based Framework for DTI Data Visualization and Processing

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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2007 (ICCSA 2007)

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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an extension of the conventional magnetic resonance imaging with the capability to characterize the diffusion behavior of water in a tissue. The study of DTI and its visualization has become an emerging focus of research in brain studies since it provides the information required to reconstruct white matter fiber paths. In this paper, we present DTIWeb, a robust, portable and extensible Java application for visualizing and processing DTI data. The proposed framework is based on the Java3D programming platform that provides and object-oriented programming model and independence of computer hardware configuration and operating system. The platform is designed to work through the world wide web and only requires a web browser.

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  1. Institut d’Informàtica i Aplicacions, Universitat de Girona, Spain

    F. Prados, I. Boada & M. Feixas

  2. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain

    A. Prats

  3. Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, Spain

    G. Blasco, S. Pedraza & J. Puig

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Prados, F. et al. (2007). DTIWeb: A Web-Based Framework for DTI Data Visualization and Processing. In: Gervasi, O., Gavrilova, M.L. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2007. ICCSA 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4706. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74477-1_66

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